The Sword of Shannara is a 1977 epic fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks. It is the first book in a titular trilogy.
First hardcover edition (Random House)
Depiction of the quest party by The Brothers Hildebrandt. Left to right: Menion, Dayel and Durin, Hendel (foreground), Balinor (background), Allanon (background), Shea, Flick.
Terence Dean Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two film novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has sold over 25 million copies of his books in print. He is one of the most successful living fantasy writers.
Brooks at the 2016 Lucca Comics & Games